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#09ABB2

#09abb2 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09abb2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 67.06% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.94% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 182.49°, with 90.37% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.324

Complementary

  1. #09abb2
  2. #b21009

Split complementary

  1. #09abb2
  2. #b20956
  3. #b26509

Analogous

  1. #09b265
  2. #09abb2
  3. #0956b2

Triadic

  1. #09abb2
  2. #b209ab
  3. #abb209

Tetradic

  1. #09abb2
  2. #1009b2
  3. #b21009
  4. #abb209

Square

  1. #09abb2
  2. #6509b2
  3. #b21009
  4. #56b209

Monochromatic

  1. #021f20
  2. #056569
  3. #09abb2
  4. #14eaf3
  5. #5df0f7

Shades

#09abb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09abb2
  2. #089aa0
  3. #07898e
  4. #06787d
  5. #05676b
  6. #055659
  7. #044447
  8. #033335
  9. #022224
  10. #011112
  11. #000000

Tints

#09abb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09abb2
  2. #22b3ba
  3. #3abcc1
  4. #53c4c9
  5. #6bcdd1
  6. #84d5d9
  7. #9ddde0
  8. #b5e6e8
  9. #ceeef0
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09abb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09abb2
  2. #15a7ad
  3. #21a2a8
  4. #2d9ea3
  5. #399a9e
  6. #459699
  7. #509194
  8. #5c8d8f
  9. #68898a
  10. #748485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da3b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8994b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09abb2 {
  color: #09abb2;
}
Background
.bg-09abb2 {
  background-color: #09abb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09abb2 {
  border: 2px solid #09abb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09abb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 171 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09abb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09abb2, #0956b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09abb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 171 178 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.19 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.23 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.50 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.92 #f6544d Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#09abb2  rgb(9, 171, 178)  hsl(182, 90%, 37%)  Verdigris
#b21009  rgb(178, 16, 9)  hsl(2, 90%, 37%)  Rufous
#b209ab  rgb(178, 9, 171)  hsl(302, 90%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#abb209  rgb(171, 178, 9)  hsl(62, 90%, 37%)  Apple Green